ARIES I 



LENGTH: 25 1/3 ft 



BEAM: 12 ft, 1 in. 



HEIGHT: 10ft 



DRAFT: 8 ft 



WEIGHT (DRY): 14 tons 



OPERATING DEPTH: 1,200ft 



COLLAPSE DEPTH: NA 



LAUNCH DATE: Under construction 



HATCH DIAMETER: 19 in. 



LIFE SUPPORT (MAX): 108 man-hr 



TOTAL POWER: 60 kWh 



SPEED (KNOTS): CRUISE NA 



MAX 3 



CREW: PILOTS 2 



OBSERVERS 1 



PAYLOAD: 1,100 lb 



PRESSURE HULL: The pressure hull will be comprised of two basic elements; the submersible/diver command and control chamber, and the diver 



lock-out chamber fabricated from A51 6 grade 70 steel. All penetrators will be monel faced or 316 stainless steel. 



BALLAST/BUOYANCY: The ballast system is comprised of "soft" and "hard" ballast tanks. The soft tanks are fabricated from fiberglass and are 



open at the bottom and have mechanical vents ai the top. The tanks are connected to a high pressure air system so that they can be blown. The hard 



tanks are designed to withstand full diving depth and water is transferred between the tanks, and between the tanks and the sea by means of a salt 



water pump. The piping materials used in the system will be, in general, 316 stainless steel. 



PROPULSION/CONTROL: Propulsion will be provided by three 5-hp thrusters mounted on each side and the stern of the submersible. The side 



thrusters will be trainable not less than 120° vertical, and the sterm unit will be trainable not less than 90° port and starboard. The propulsion units 



wilt be jettisonable. The thrust output will be varied by SCR controllers, which are, in turn, controlled by a throttle. 



TRIM: NA. 



POWER SOURCE: The energy source will comprise a 500-amp-hr banery. The cells will be connected so that the nominal voltage will be 120 V. The 



battery will be located external to the command chamber in one oil-filled container. 



LIFE SUPPORT; The life support system consists of two major elements: O2 supply and CO2 scrubber. The O2 system consists of two 70SCF 



(nominal) bottles, complete with pressure and flow regulators. The CO2 removal system will consist of a motor blower assembly driving the 



atmosphere in the chamber through LiOH cannisters or a refillable cannister of "Soda Sorb", or equivalent. Environment monitoring equipment 



consists of a portable CO2 and O2 indicator, a barometer, thermometer and relative humidity gage. 



VIEWING: One 39-in.-diam. plastic bow dome. 



OPERATING/SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT: UQC, VHP FM radio, WESMAR scanning sonar, depth gage, compass. 



MANIPULATORS; Three. One heavy duty and two for light work. 



SAFETY FEATURES; The submersible mill be fitted with a manually droppable weight, which will constitute the emergency ballast system The 



manipulator claws and thrusters will be jettisonable using a manually operated hydraulic system operated from within the command chamber. 



Emergency breathing equipment will be provided in the form of Self-contained rebreathers in the command sphere. Other emergency equipment 



includes a 1 5-V nickel-cadmium battery for internal emergency power, six life vests, a dry chemical fire extinguisher, six standard flashlights and a 



first aid kit. 



SURFACE SUPPORT: SOO. 



OWNER: Soviet Academy of Science, Moscow. 



BUILDER; International Hydrodynamics Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. 



REMARKS; Two of the vehicles are reportedly under construction. The above description is taken from the initial design, the finished vehicle may 



depart from this description. 



SOFT TANK & 

 3 HIGH PR. AIR TANKS 



2 RETRACTABLE LIGHTS 



, FIXED LIGHT 



VENT VALVE 



SIDE THRUSTER 



VENT VALVE 



SOFT TANK 



MAIN PROPULSION 



LOCK 



Q5HP. 



ROTATABLE 

 ^ THRUSTER 



\ 



BALLAST TANKy 



DIVER LOCKOUT 



5 HP. 

 MOTOR 



2 OXYGEN TANKS 

 DROPABLE BATTERY & SKID 



LIGHT 



SALTWATER ' HOSE STORAGE 

 PUMP 



ONE HEAVYDUTY MANIPULATOR 

 TWO MECHANICAL ARMS 



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